Tag Archives: International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group issued on 6 May a very helpful report entitled Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios. Prepared by Piers Pigou, the ICG’s Southern Africa projects director and his team, this report should be required reading for those outside of Zimbabwe … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, SADC, Southern African Development Community, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios Johannesburg/Brussels: The pervasive fear of violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe’s 2013 elections contradicts political leaders’ rhetorical commitments to peace, and raises concerns that the country may not be ready to go to the polls. Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios, … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Mali and its international partners need to seize the moment for national dialogue to forestall renewed political and security crises. Mali: Security, Dialogue and Meaningful Reform, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the situation in Mali after … read more »
Posted in Mali, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Bamako, France, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mali, Tuareg, Tuareg people, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
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Change is in the air in Eritrea, a highly authoritarian state, but any political transition will require internal political inclusion and channels for external dialogue if it is to preserve stability and improve Eritrean life. Concerned Western partners, neighbours and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Isaias Afewerki, Red Sea
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By Armin Rosen, Atlantic A recent UN resolution assumes that the country has made serious progress. Here’s why it may be wrong. A Somali government soldier stands guard at the scene of a deadly suicide attack on a restaurant at … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mogadishu, somali government, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations Security Council
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Amanda Sperber, policymic General elections are about to take place in Kenya. The media can’t stay away from stories about lots of bloodshed in African countries, and after 2007-2008’s violent election, has been waiting with bated breath for this big … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2013 kenyan general election, Associated Press, Great Britain, Hope Camp, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Internally displaced person, International Crisis Group, Kenya, kenya elections 2012 date, kenya elections 2013 violence, kenyan elections 2013 candidates, kenyan elections 2013 date, Kenyan presidential election 2013, Nairobi, next kenyan election, ruling on election date kenya
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By Magdi El-Gizouli The International Crisis Group (ICG) recently released a report on thewar in South Kordofan, the first as it said in a series of reports on the on-going conflicts in Sudan’s peripheries. In their introduction the author(s) offered … read more »
Posted in Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged ICG, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Khartoum, Misseriya, Rift Valley Institute, South Kordofan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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Amit Singh The refusal to prop up President Francois Bozize signals a shift in foreign policy, despite military action in Mali. When France received requests from two of its former African colonies to intervene in their domestic conflicts these past … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Bangui, Central African Republic, France, François Bozizé, François Hollande, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mali
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Preparations for elections in Kenya turn into high gear today as the parties in the three major coalitions nominate their candidates. Kenya’s 2013 Elections, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the run-up to the 4 March 2013 … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Kenyan, March 2013
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By Ewnetu Tessema There is probably no reporter in VOA Amharic service’s history, save Mimi Sibhatu, whose dubious and deliberately manipulative reporting skills have raised eyebrows and controversies as much as those of Henok Semaegzer Fente. Some of Ethiopia’s well-known … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abebe Gellaw, Addis Ababa University, ESAT, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian latest news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, latest ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news ethiopia, United States
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Last week’s arrests of senior security figures for allegedly plotting a coup showed how close Sudan is to even greater violence and disintegration. Only managed but fundamental governance reform can help it escape chronic conflict and humanitarian misery. Sudan: Major … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, National Congress, NCP, Omar al-Bashir, SouthSudan, Sudan
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It is a new-year in Ethiopia, (belated) happy 2005 one and all. With it comes a new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, deputy PM under Meles Zenawi who died some time in August or was it July. A fog of misinformation … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF
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AFPThis image downloaded from the internet on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, shows the main page of the sabahionline.com website, featuring an image made from video showing al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn … read more »
By Mohamud Uluso Somalia adopted a UN drafted Provisional Constitution, formed new national parliament representing the entire population of the country and elected a national leadership for ending 12 years of chaotic transition period and establishing a permanent, representative and … read more »
Mohamud M Uluso Somalia adopted a UN-drafted Provisional Constitution, formed a new national parliament representing the entire population of the country and elected a national leadership for ending 12 years of a chaotic transition period and established a permanent, representative … read more »
By Sam Bahour, Palestine Chronicle The horrendous reality of the Palestinian communities inside Israel—in places like Akka, Haifa, Nazareth, Yaffa, and the Negev—is not about being regulated to sit in the back of the bus; they could only wish for … read more »
To preserve Southern Africa’s relative peace in the face of rising challenges and threats, Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states must collectively reinforce its peace and security architecture. Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (II): Southern Africa, the latest International … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa
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Tagged Democratic Republic Congo, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, International Crisis Group, Madagascar, peace, SADC, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe
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Paris – Leymah Gbowee, the social worker who won last year’s Nobel Peace Prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Monday publicly disowned her co-laureate for failing to fight graft and nepotism in the war-scarred African nation. “People are … read more »
Nairobi/Istanbul/Brussels,As a new Somali government is established, Turkey’s engagement in the war-ravaged country must be thoughtful and carefully coordinated so as not to lead to yet another failed international intervention. Assessing Turkey’s Role in Somalia, the latest briefing from the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Africa Horn, Ankara, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Crisis Group, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Turkey
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated Somalia on its transition of government, speaking in Washington-”What has been accomplished has exceeded what many thought was possible. And it’s taken a lot of hard work and a lot of sacrifice, first … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged African Union, al-Qaida, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Crisis Group, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn took the oath of office Friday, vowing to maintain the legacy of long-time ruler Meles Zenawi who died last month. “I, Hailemariam Desalegn, in front of the parliament, accept to be … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi
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by GRAHAM PEEBLES London. The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, announced on 22nd August after his mysterious two-month disappearance, presents a tremendous opportunity to Ethiopia. Let a new day dawn for the people, one filled with hope and fundamental … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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By: Graham Peebles The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, announced on 22nd August after his mysterious two-month disappearance, presents a tremendous opportunity to Ethiopia. Let a new day dawn for the people, one filled with hope and fundamental change, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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The international community will need to be tougher with the successor to Meles Zenawi?s lesdership of Ethiopia to prevent negative consequences at both national and regional levels the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said in a report published on 22 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Ethiopia, European Union, Hailemariam Desalegne, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Faith Karimi, CNN Ethiopia’s prime minister is “recovering well,” a spokesman said Wednesday, amid frenziedEthiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi speculation about the health of the usually visible leader, who has not appeared in public for two months. Prime Minister Meles … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, reuters africa news
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by Graham Peebles To many Ethiopians the sudden disappearance of Prime Minister Zenawi is a source of joy and excited expectation, for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi his die-hard supporters apprehension no doubt and concern for their leader. … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, reuters africa news
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by Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, The Economist Magazine rhetorically inquired, “What if Mr. Meles goes for good?” Shouldn’t the question be, “Is it not good for Ethiopia if Mr. Meles goes for good?” Those who know where Mr. Meles … read more »
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Economist, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Crisis Group, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Haile Mariam, ndepthafrica, reuters africa news, Zenawi
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Alemayehu G. Mariam What happens when a “prime minister” goes AWOL? That is, absent without constitutional leave of absence. Ethiopian Dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared from public view for several weeks now. He was last seen in public on June … read more »
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In an echo of death rumors that have periodically surrounded former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabethis year, there’s increasing speculation about the whereabouts of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi after a local radio station pronounced him … read more »
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A top Ethiopian official says the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is “much improved” in recent days, following treatment for an unspecified illness. Meles has not been seen in public for more than a month, and opposition websites this … read more »
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